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  1. 27th October 2018, 08:18 PM #111
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    [QUOTE Built in obsolescence started 40 years ago when Victa stsrted making lawnmower pistons from lead I think I just saw the new defender. t.[/QUOTE]

    In fact it was Henry Ford who invented planned obsolescence when he offered to give everyone a Model T as long as they would come back to him for their parts, but even by then, the cat was out of the bag and the manufacturers are now trying to get it back in. Mobs like iFixit: The Free Repair Manual are trying to go the opposite way and in Europe and elsewhere there are now laws that force manufacturers to allow their products to be repaired by others.

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  2. 28th October 2018, 11:18 AM #112
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vern View Post
    It's probably because they dropped the diesels, now a y62 with the 5.6 engine in a ute configuration would sell like hot cakes
    Especially a dual-cab! With the amount of 200 series conversions being performed from new, there's obviously a market for those who want the size and features of the big wagons.
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  3. 28th October 2018, 01:37 PM #113
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ranga View Post
    Especially a dual-cab! With the amount of 200 series conversions being performed from new, there's obviously a market for those who want the size and features of the big wagons.
    Not only that; once you experience the power of the 5.6, Diesel doesn't even cross your mind. It's effortless power and reliabilty with nothing hanging of it provide peace of mind like nothing I've owned before.
    If land rover had released the v8 defender as a available engine in the puma instead of a limited edition run they would have sold like hot cakes.
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  4. 1st November 2018, 03:51 AM #114
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    Will the new Defender even make it out of production?
    'Job losses likely' as JLR seeks PS2.5bn in savings - Birmingham Live

    And if not, does that mean those with means (like whomever bid and won the 6x6 Perentie crew cab recently) are left with this (yes, yes, you do detect a slight tone of envy)...?
    Twisted Defender V8 2018 review | Autocar
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    More pics today...

    2020 Land Rover Defender short wheelbase prototype spotted - Autoblog
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  6. 6th November 2018, 01:20 PM #116
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    I like it.
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  7. 6th November 2018, 03:37 PM #117
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    Confirmed; the d4 was sidelined to become the new defender! I think I just saw the new defender
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1nando View Post
    Confirmed; the d4 was sidelined to become the new defender! I think I just saw the new defender
    Yep.....
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  9. 6th November 2018, 03:49 PM #119
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    I think this was pretty much inevitable - as I commented in a thread several years ago. And following history - the first coil sprung Landrovers owed a lot to the original Rangerover.
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    Yes poor old Discovery became a Range Rover

    D4 became a Defender

    Defender became a Bollinger B1
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